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The head of Clare’s largest tourism network says that tourism businesses in North Clare are facing closure in the months ahead as a result of a perfect storm of factors including increasing rates, VAT and payroll, as well as a lack of tourist accommodation. Chair of the Burren Ecotourism Network, George Quinn, has written to Taoiseach Simon Harris (FG) requesting urgent compensation be paid to businesses which he says are struggling as a result of a series of Government decision. Speaking at the AGM of the Burren Ecotourism Network, Mr Quinn said that the lights are going out on businesses all along the Wild Atlantic Way, with North Clare particularly badly hit. He highlighted the lack of available tourism accommodation as a key factor, with high profile tourist accommodation in Lisdoonvarna, Ballyvaughan and Kinvara now being used to house refugees from the war in Ukraine. Mr Quinn, who is the landlord of L’arco Restaurant in Ballyvaughan, says he is not …
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